Hair clipper



March 3, 1936;

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IA I ATTORNEY.

Patented Mar. 3, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 19 Claims.

My invention relates to a new and useful imv provement in a hairclipper, and particularly one of the power driven type. It is an objectof the present invention to provide a clipper in which the clipper maybe so adjusted and arranged as to represent the various types ofclippers used for the different types of hair cuts.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a mechanism inwhich the clipper may be instantaneously changed from an arrangement forcutting one style of hair cut to another arrangement for cutting anotherstyle.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a clipper wherebyhair cutting or trimming may be effected without the use of otherclippers, scissors or combs.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a hair clipper soarranged and constructed as to be instantly changed from a clippingmachine into a combing machine and vice versa.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a hair clipperwhereby the labor and time normally required in hair trimming may bereduced to a minimum.

Another object of the invention is the provision of an adjustingarrangement which may be easily and quickly moved to various positionsfor varying or regulating the depth of hair cut.

Another object of the invention is the provision in a hair clipper ofthis class of means for forcing the hair to be cut int-o the clipper andfor carrying it away from the clipper after the cutting operation.

Another object of the invention is the provision in a clipper of thisclass of. a hair pressing mechanism for pressing the hair to be out intothe clipper and carrying it away and removing the same from the pressingelement after the cutting operation.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a device of thiskind which will be simple in structure, economical of manufacture,durable, highly efficient in use, light and compact.

Other objectswill appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the combination and arrangement of partshereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by a reference to the accompanyingdrawing which forms a part of this specification, and in which,

Fig. l is a front elevational view of the invention with parts brokenaway.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on line 2--2 of Fig. 1.

5,5 Fig. 3 is a sectional View taken on line 3-3 of (c1. sli-1) Fig. lslightly reduced in size and illustrating one of the elements movedforwardly.

Fig. 4v is a. sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on 5 line 5--5 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 6 isa View taken on line 6-6 of Fig. 2 slightly reduced.

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on line 1-'I-of Fig. 2. l0

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary side elevational view illustrating an indicatorused in the invention.

As shown in the drawing, the invention comprises a casing or housinghaving the bottom I5, the side walls I6 and Il and the rear Wall 151 82.Positioned within this casing is a rigid frame comprising the oppositelydisposed vertically extended side rails I8 and I9, the top rail 23 andthe bottom rail 2I. A bearing boss 22 is mounted on the inner face ofthe bottom I5 and a bear- 20 ing boss 23 is formed on the inner face ofthe top rail 20. In hair clippers, as commonly constructed, there aregenerally two cutter plates which are movablerelatively to each other. Ihave illustrated the invention used with a clip- 25 per having thestationary cutter plate 24, on the outer edge of which are formed thecutter teeth 33. This cutter plate 24 is secured to the bottom wall I5of the casing and in engagement with the outer surface thereof by screws25 30 which also serve to secure a supporting plate or block 25 inengagement with the bottom I5 over the cutter plate 24. A recess 21 isformed in the upper face of the plate or block 25, and a pivot stud 28projects upwardly through the recess 35 2'I to form a pivot pin for theactuating arm 29, which is pivoted thereon. AA cover plate 30 is held inposition to retain the actuating arm 29 on the pivot pin 28 by means ofthe spring washer 3I' and the nut 32 which is threaded on the 40 reducedthreaded end of the pin 28. This cover plate 30 is turned downwardly atits forward edge to engage a cutter blade 35 and press the same firmlyagainst the cutter plate 24, with the proper degree of tension. Thismovable cut- 45 ter blade 35 is slidably positioned on the upper surfaceof the stationary cutter plate 24, this movablecutter blade 35 having atone edge the cutting teeth 34. Slots 36 are formed in the cutter blade35 and extending into these slots 50 are extensions 31 carriedV by andprojecting upwardly from the stationary cutter plate 24. Formed in therear edge of the cutter blade 35 is a notch 38 in which engages a head39 formed on the actuating arm 29.

The rear end of the arm 29 terminates in the upwardly angularly turnedrearwardly directed forked members 40 so as to provide the space 4I inwhich engages a crank 42. This crank 42 is formed intermediate the endsof a shaft, one end 43 of which is journaled in the bearing boss 22 andthe other end 44 of which is journaled in the bearing boss 23. Fixedlymounted on this shaft intermediate its ends is a gear 45 which mesheswith a worm 46 formed on the shaft 41 which is journaled in the bearingblock 48 mounted inthe rear wall 82 of the casing. It is intended thatthe shaft 41 shall be driven by an electric motor through a suitableexible shafting connection. The inner end 49 of the shaft 41 isjournaled in the v bearing 50 carried on the lower end ofthe bracket 5|which extends outwardly and downwardly from the upper rail 20 of theframe. The worm 46 also meshes with a gear 52 which is `i-lxedly mountedon the shaft 53. This shaft 53 projects through the enlarged portion.55of the frame rail I9 and is providedwith.thespacing collar 54'. Theshaft 53.projects through. a housing 56 mounted on the outer surface ofthe casing wall I6. The outer end vofsthe'shaftf53 is journaled in abracket 51 which is. also mounted on the wall I6. Projectinginto thishousing 56 are the shafts 58 and 59, each of #which lextendstransversely of the casing and projects through supporting plates 60 and60', mountedwon the walls I1 and I6. Fixedly mounted on the shaft 53.within the housing 56 is apulley 6|. A pulley 62 is fixedly mountedontheshaft 58 .within the housing 56 anda pulley :63 is-xedly mounted onthe shaft 59 within-the housing 56. A'belt, formed preferably fromvanwendless'spring 64, passes around over all these pulleys lso `thatwhen the shaft 41 is rotated to eiect a'rotation of the shaft 53, all ofthe pulleys rwill be-'rotated and since these pulleysA are fxedlymounted on their respective shafts, the'shafts A58rand 59 will also berotated. It is obvious `thatfwhilethe shaft 41 isbeingrotated,.,theactuatingI arm29 will be oscillated to effectareciprocationof the movable cutter blade.35.=

Fixedly mountedon the shaft 59 between plates 60 and 60 are discs 65radiating outwardly from which are the arms 66.- A presser-*plate 61having an outer angularly turned edge 68 .is xedly mounted on a rod 10fwhich extends throughan oppositely positioned aligning pairofvarms 66.

The shaft 59 is providedwith anelong'ated co1.

lar 1I 4at vthat portion which lies between the discs 65,'and mountedcentrally Eon'this collar is a ring 12 of yieldable material suchl asrubber and the like, and against -which av rearwardly projecting tongue13 formed on the rear vedge of each of the plates 61 is adapted tonormallyengage. A spiral 'spring.69 coiled about the shaft 10 andengaging, at one of its ends, the -discs 65 is adapted to normallyretaintheplates 61 locked to that position inwhich the :tongue 13 willengage Athe ring 12.' A cam bar 14is provided with an angularly turned.flange 16zwhich is attached to the side wall I6 of 'thelcasing Thecamfbar overlies the forward'end ofthe guard plate 11 which ispositioned between and engages, at yits opposite edge, the'side wallsvI6 and I1 and which is provided on its inner surface with a layer 11 offelt or the like.A The upper end of this guard plate is angularlyturnedas at .18 to lie substantiallyv parallel '.tothe bottom: I5.` The rearend of this angularlygturned portion is suit` ably secured to the upperendof the backof the casing. As clearly'shown in Fig.; 2,;,the guardplate 30 projects forwardly of and serves as a cover for the recess 38and the slots 36, so that access of hair to these parts, which mightresult in clogging of the mechanism, is prevented. The guard plate 11projects forwardly of and overlies a cover plate 19 having at itsopposite edges the downwardly projected ange 80. The under surface ofthis plate 19 is provided with a layer 8| of felt or the like so as toafford a protective covering for the pivot pin and the actuating parts..Fixedly mounted upon the shaft 58 between the plates 60 and 60 is acylindrical brush 83 which, when rotated, is adapted to engage the combor tooth plate 84 which is secured to the-forward edge of a cover whichcomprises the top 81 and the sides 88. A plate 89 is mounted betweenplates 60 and 60 to reinforce the construction and form a cover for thebrush 83.

Mounted on the under surface of the bottom I 5 of the casing, adjacentthe forward end thereof, isan inverted'U-shaped support 90, projectingoutwardly from the forward side of which are the guide rods 9| whichextend through the partitions 92 'and 93 carried by a comb-formingregulating shoe comprising the bottom'96 and the oppositely disposedside walls 95 and the rear wall 94. The forward edge is provided withteeth 91. A spring 98 is connected at one end to the partition.93 and atits opposite end to the bottom I5 sol asto normally resistslidablemovement of this regulating guide shoe or comb forwardly fromthe position shown in Fig. 2. In Fig. 3 'I have shown this guide shoe orcomb-forming member pressed forwardly to its forwardmost position.

Mounted on the side wall I1 is a bearing 99 throughywhich extends therockably mounted stud .or shaft |0I, to the upper end of which isfx-edly. mounted the head |03, projecting outwardly from which is thefinger grip I 02. Fixedly mounted,v at one'end, on the lower end of theshaft |0| is a plate |04, the free end. of which is angularly turneddownwardly to provide the engaging portion |05 which normally lies inengagement with the outer surface of the rear wall 94 'of' theregulating guide shoe. A boss |06 is formed on the member 90 andthreaded through this boss is an adjusting screw |01 which may be usedto regulate the degree of rearward movement yof the regulating shoe inresponse to the tension of the spring 98. As shown in Fig. 8, there areformed on the outer face of the left side wall of this regulating shoe,graduations |08, cooperating with the pointer |09 to indicate thevarious positions of the regulating guide shoe. 'Ihese graduations areso arranged on this guide shoe that each willindicate the properposition of the regulating guide shoe for a certain denite type of haircut. It is obvious that by exerting pressure of the finger grip |02 as`to rock the shaft. or stud |0I, the regulating guide shoe may be.pushedforwardly against the tension of the spring 98.v When thispressing force is released from the grip |02, the regulating guideshoewill snap back into its initial position which would normally beinto a position so as to engage the end of the adjusting scr-ew |01.

In use, when the shaft 41 is set into rotation, the'cutter blade 35 willbe reciprocated. At the same time the pulley 6| will be rotated toeffect a rotation of the shafts 58 and 59. As the shaft 59 is rotated,the pressure plates will successively be brought into engagement withthe cam 14 4so as to ride over, with a very slight clearance, thecutting teethv34 on the cutter blade 35. As vthese presser plates 61move downwardly into position, they will press the hair to be cut intothe teeth and as the presser plate continues to move rearwardly as theshaft 59 is rotated, the angularly turned edge 68 of the presser plate61 will serve to convey the cut hair along the surface of the guardplate 11 and between the guide plates 15 until the hair is brought intocontact with the rotating bristles or brush 83 which will serve to sweepthem up-wardly and rearwardly along the face of the guard plate 11beneath the comb or cleaning plate 84 which will serve to clean or combthe hair from the bristles or brush 83. Thus the brush 83 serves toclean the cut hair fro-m the presser plate 61 and the member 84 servesto clean the cut hair from the bristles 83. Asa succeeding quantity ofthe hair is conveyed upwardly, it will be forced outwardly through therear of the cover 81 sliding along the angularly turned portion 18 ofthe guard plate. It will be noted that when the presser members engagethe hair and press it into thel teeth of the clippers, the springs 69are under tension so that as these presser plates 61 move rearwardlyalong the cam 14 and guard plate 11, they will be held in closeengagement with the surfaces of these members by the tension of thesprings 69. As the preser plate clears the Abrush 83, these springs willrockthe presser plates 61 on their mountings until the tongue 13 engagesthe ring 12. This is a violent movement and in order to absorb th-eshock and prevent undue noise, the ring 12 is preferably made of rubberor some yieldable material.

Before the clipping operation is started, the operator adjusts the screw|01 to move the adjusting shoe to the proper position so that thepointer |09 will register with the proper graduation |08 whichrepresents the proper position for a particular type of hair out. Theoperator then grabs the casing in the right hand, with his thumb on thegripping portion |02, and then clipping is proceeded with in the usualmanner.

For trimming the hair bordering upon the naked parts of the neck, theoperator brings the lower front end of the machine into engagement withthe border line. 'I'hat is, either the teeth of the cutter 24 or thecomb teeth 91 will be brought into engagement with the skin of the head,depending upon the previous adjustment of the adjusting shoe which willbe indicated by the pointer |09 on the graduations |08. Then theoperator would coordinate the upward bodily movement of the machine onthe scalp with the rocking of the machine upon. the adjusting shoe as apivot, so as to obtain the proper variation of length of angle of cut.When the machine is rocked on the adjusting shoe as a pivot, the frontend of the machine would, of course, be disengaged from the skin of thehead, and the free ends of the longer hair, which would overlie thecutters when the front end of the machine was in engagement with theskin of the head, would be cut 01T, thus giving the scalp the aipearance of a shade increasing in darkness upwardly.

In order to observe the result of the trimming, the operator wouldremove the machine from the head and force the adjusting shoe outwardlyinto its forward position shown in Fig. 3 and, while the adjusting shoeis in the forward position, smooth the hair by means of the comb teeth91 in the ordinary manner. In this manner the operator proceeds aroundthe head, always starting from the naked parts of the head and movingthe machine upwardly' and angularly to the free ends of the hair.

'I'his machine may be used in all instances of hair trimming where theuse of scissors and comb is normally required. Before using the machine,the operator would first thrust the adjusting shoe to its forwardmostposition shown in Fig. 3 by exerting pressure on the nger grip |02,while holding the adjusting shoe in its forwardmost position by means ofthe thumb of the right hand. The combing teeth 91 would then be thrustinto engagement with the scalp, directed against the normal inclinationof the hair so that these combing teeth 91 would serve to raise the hairprior to cutting in the same manner in which the hair is ordinarilyraised by the comb when the operator intends to use the comb andscissors for cutting purposes.

After the hair has been engaged with the combing teeth 91, the entirestructure is then rocked on the adjusting shoe as a pivot, thisadjusting shoe resting against the scalp. The combing teeth 91 wouldthen comb the hair outwardly until the proper length of the hair to becut ofl projects above the teeth 91. This can be readily observed by theoperator. Thereupon the operator, while holding the adjusting shoestationary on the head, would release the pressure on the finger grip|02 and allow the mechanism to ride forwardly on the adjusting shoe as asupporting base, until the cutting teeth are in their normal positionsrelatively to the combing teeth. As the cutting teeth reach theup-lifted hair, this hair will be pressed against the cutters by thepresser plate 61 and thus the proper amount of upstanding hair cut off.Consequently the machine thus is used by the operator to perform withone hand what is ordinarily performed by the operator through the use oftwo hands when using the scissors and comb.

It is believed obvious that the teeth 91 of the adjusting shoe, afterthe adjusting shoe has been moved to its forwardmost position, may beused to serve all of the purposes and functions of a comb in smoothingor lifting the hair.

These teeth 91 are so arranged relatively to the teeth 33 which areformed on the stationary cutter plate 24 as to lie in alignmenttherewith so that the slots between the teeth 91 register with the slotsbetween the teeth 33, thus a sticking of the hair between the comb andthe lower cutter plate teeth 33 is prevented.

It is believed obvious that if an operator does not desire to usetheadjustable features of this device, the mechanism may be used in themanner of an ordinary pair of clippers with the additional advantages oftrimming the free ends of the hair and of cutting hair having anautomatically operated hair conveyor which serves to convey the clippedhair from the teeth of the clippers.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of myinvention, I do not wish to limit myself to the precise details ofstructure shown but desire to avail myself of such variations andmodifications as may come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. A machine of the class described comprising: a supporting frame; aclipping mechanism mounted at one side of said frame; a rotatable membercarried by said frame; a plurality of pressers mounted on and rotatablein unison with said rotatable member, onr the axisthereof. for pressinghair toward the clipping `mechanism;Y Gommoni means for rotating saidmemberzandnperating said clipping mechanism; and a cam surfacedengagement member for engaging the edge of each of said presserssuccessively for .preventing engagement of the same with. the clippingmechanism.

'2. A machine of the class describedwcomprising :Y a supporting frame; aclipping mechanism mounted on said frame; an arcuate guard .platemounted on said frame and projecting over .the clipping mechanism; arotatable member carried by said frame; presser members mounted on androtatable in unison with said rotatable member for pressing hair towardthe clipping mechanism and subsequent to the'clipping ofthe hair fordelivering the same onto said .guard plate; a cleaning member forcleaning .thecli'pped hair from the presser members, said cleaningmember effecting a further travel of the clipped hair along said guardplate; and common means for effecting anoperation of saidclipping'mechanism, a rotation of said rotatable member, and an opera- Ytion of said cleaning member.

3. A'machine of the class describedcomprising: a supporting frame; aclipping mechanism mounted o-n said frame; an arcuate guard platemountedon said frame and projecting over the clipping mechanism; arotatable member carried by said frame; presser members mountedon androtatable in unison with said rotatable memberv for pressing hair towardthe clipping mechanism and .subsequent to the clipping of the hair fordelivering the same on to said guard plate; a cleaning member forcleaning the clipped hair from the presser members, said cleaningmember. effecting a further travel of the clipped hair alongsaid guardplate; common means for effecting an operation of saidclipping:mechanism, a rotation of said rotatable member,` and anoperation of said cleaning member; and a combing mechanism for combingthe hair fromsaid cleaning member.

4. In a machine of the class described,a supporting frame; an arcuateguard plate mounted on said frame; a clipping mechanism mounted on saidframe below said guard plate; means yco-A operating with said guardplate for forming a chute for passage of the clipped hair therefrom;moveable means for delivering the clipped hair from the clippingmechanism to said chute and engageable during movement throughiapre-determined position with said guard'plate; and common means foroperating said clipping mechanism and said delivery means.

5. A machine of the class describedycom'prising va clipping mechanism; aframe for supporting said mechanism; a rotatable shaft; a plurality ofpresser members; means for :swingably mounting said presser members onsaid rotatable shaft; yieldable means for maintaining said pressermembers normally projecting radially outwardly from said rotatableshaft.;` and common means for operating said clipping mechanism androtating'said rotatable shaft.

6. In a machine of the class described a clipping mechanism; and meansassociated withsaid mechanism for combing and raising the hair in frontof said clipping mechanism; means for moving said-combing means tovarious positions relatively to said clipping mechanism; and a pressingmechanism for pressing the raised hairy into saidy clippingmechanism andlcooperatingf-with thefcombing means fory indicatingthe height .of

@Q2/79@ raising of lthe hair and .determiningthe height' of cut of thehair.

7 In a machine ofthe class described a :clip'e ping mechanism;` meansassociated 4with .said

mechanism for combing and raising the hair in.

front `of said clipping mechanism;,means 4for moving said combing meansto various ,positions relatively to said Vclipping mechanism; and a`pressing mechanism for pressing the raised-hair into 'said clippingmechanism and co-operatingV with the combing means for indicating theheight of raising of the hair and determining the height of cut of thehair and means for adjusting said mechanism for determining the amountof raising of said hair.

8. In a machine of the class described a clipping mechanism; meansassociated -with said mechanism for combing and raising the hair infront of said clipping mechanism; and means for feeding the raised hairto the clipping mechanism.

9. A machine of the class described comprising a supporting structure; aclipping mechanism mounted at the forward end of saidstructure;anfadjusting shoe slideably positionedbeneath the forward end of saidstructure and normally lying rearwardly of the forward `edge ofv said'clipping mechanism and adapted for slideable movement forward toproject beyond the 'forward end of said vclipping mechanism'for engagingand raising the hair varying distances prior toengagement of the hairwith the clipping mechanism; resilient means for normally retaining saidshoe in retracted position; a movable pressing mechanismfmounted on saidstructure for pressing the hair, subsequent to the raising of the'same,into the clipping mechanism, said pressing mechanism co-operating withsaid shoe for indicating the height of raising of the hair; meansoperable at will for sliding said shoe into various outwardly projectedpositions, the'posi-v tion' of outward projection determining the heightof raising the hair; and guide members carried by said structure forguiding said shoe in its. slideable movement.

10;A machine of the class described comprising a supporting structure; aclipping mechanism mounted at the forward end of said structure; anadjusting shoe having a curved base and slideably mountedf beneath theforward end of said structure and normally lying rearwardly oftheforward edge of said clipping mechanismY and adapted for slideablemovement forwardly to project beyond `the forward end of said cl-ippingmechanism for raising the hair prior to its rengagement with saidclipping mechanism; a movablevpressing mechanism mounted on saidsupporting structure and movable into position for engaging the hairraised by said shoe and directing the same into the clipping mechanism,said pressing mechanism co-operating with said shoe for indicating theheight of the raisingof. said hair and ydetermining the height of cut ofsaid hair; resilient means for normally retaining said-shoe inretractedposition; means operable at will for sliding said base intovarious outwardly projectedpositions, said shoe in its various outwardfprojections effecting a raising of the hair various heights; andadjustable means ,for retainingsaidshoe in various forwardly projectedpositions.

11. A'machine of the class `described comprising a clipping mechanism; aframe for supportingsaid'mechanism; a rotatable shaft. mounted onsaidframe a plurality of armsradiatingout-1 wardly from adjacent each end ofsaid shaft, corresponding arms at opposite ends being in alignment; apresser member swingably mounted between each corresponding pair of armsand rotatable in unison with said shaft for pressing the hair toward theclipping mechanism; and common means for operating said clippingmechanism and rotating said shaft.

12. A machine of the class described comprising a clipping mechanism; aframe for supporting said mechanism; a rotatable shaft mounted on saidframe; a plurality of radiating arms mounted on said shaft adjacent eachend thereof and rotating in unison therewith, corresponding arms atopposite sides of said shaft being in alignment; a presser memberswingably mounted between each pair of arms for pressing the hair towardthe clipping mechanism; common means for operating the clippingmechanism and rotating said shaft; resilient means for resistingswingable movement of said presser members on said arms in onedirection; and means mounted on said shaft for limiting the swingablemovement of said members in the opposite direction beyond apre-determined distance.

13. A machine of the class described comprising a supporting structure;a clipping mechanism mounted on said structure; adjusting shoe slidablypositioned beneath the forward end of said clipping mechanism andadapted for slidable movement to project beyond the end of said clippingmechanism, the forward edge of said shoe having teeth formed therein tosimulate a comb, said teeth upon movement forwardly of said clippingmechanism engaging the hair for raising the same in front of saidclipping mechanism; a pressing mechanism mounted on said structure andmovable for engaging the raised hair and pushing the same into saidclipping mechanism, said pressing mechanism co-operating with said shoefor determining the height of cut of the raised hair; and meansaccessible during the operating of the clipping mechanism for movingsaid shoe forwardly' of said clipping mechanism to various positions,the movement of said shoe to various positions effecting, in cooperationwith said pressing mechanism, the determination of the cut of the hairat various heights.

14. A machine of the class described comprising a supporting structure;a clipping mechanism on said structure; a slidable tooth bearing member,positioned beneath the forward end of the clipping mechanism andprojectable to extend forwardly of the cutting teeth of said clippingmechanism; a rotatable shaft on said structure; means for rotating saidshaft; a plurality of radially extending circumferentially spacedpresser members carried by and rotatable in unison with said shaft forpressing the hair into said clipping mechanism, said tooth bearingmember effecting a raising and a pushing of the hair into position forengagement by said presser members.

15. A machine of the class described comprising a supporting structure;a clipping mechanism mounted at the forward end of said structure; anadjusting shoe slidably positioned beneath the forward end of saidclipping mechanism and having teeth on its forward edge and normallylying rearwardly of the forward edge of said clipping mechanism andmovable to project forwardly of said clipping mechanism for engaging thehair prior to its engagement by said clipping mechanism; resilient meansfor normally retaining said shoe in retracted position; presser membersmovable to press the hair in a direction opposite to the direction ofmovement of the said shoe, the position of outward projection of saidshoe co-operating with said presser members for determining the heightof cut of the hair.

16. A machine of the class described comprising a supporting structure;a clipping mechanism mounted at the forward end of said structure; anadjusting shoe slidably positioned beneath the forward end of saidclipping mechanism and having teeth on its forward edge and normallylying rearwardly of the forward edge of said clipping mechanism forengaging the hair prior to its engagement by said clipping mechanism;resilient means for normally retaining said shoe in retracted position,presser members movable to press the hair in a direction opposite to thedirection of movement of the said shoe, the position of outwardprojection of said shoe co-operating with said presser members forindicating the height of raising of the hair by said shoe anddetermining the height of the cut.

17. A machine of the class described comprisin'g a supporting structure;a clipping mechanism mounted at the forward end of said structure; anadjusting shoe slidably positioned beneath the forward end of saidclipping mechanism and having teeth on its forward edge and normallylying rearwardly of the forward edge of said clipping mechanism andmovable to project forwardly of said clipping mechanism for engaging thehair prior to its engagement by said clipping mechanism; resilient meansfor normally retaining said shoe in retracted position; presser membersmovable to press the hair in a direction opposite to the direction ofmovement of the said shoe, the position of outward projection of saidshoe co-operating with said presser members for determining the heightto which the hair is raised immediately prior to its passage into theclipping mechanism.

18. A machine of the class described, comprising: A supportingstructure; a clipping mechanism on said structure; a rotatable member;presser arms pivotally mounted adjacent one of their endscircumferentially in spaced relation of said rotatable member; a camforming member adapted upon rotation of said rotatable member topredetermined positions for separately engaging the ends of the presserarms and rocking the same on its pivot during the rotation of saidrotatable member for effecting a travel of the presser arm in a planeprojected over the clipping mechanism.

19. A machine of the class described, comprising: a supportingstructure; a clipping mechanism on said structure; a rotatable member;presser arms pivotally mounted adjacent one of their endscircumferentially in spaced relation of said rotatable member; a camforming member adapted upon rotation of said rotatable member topredetermined positions for separately engaging the ends of the presserarms and rocking the same on its pivot during the rotation of saidrotatable member for effecting a travel of the presser arm in a planeprojected over the clipping mechanism; and means for raising the hair tobe clipped into the path of the presser arm while traveling in its ownplane.

THEODORE CHU LAN OVSKY.

